Thieves show taste and discrimination in art theft
Reported at a New York seminar by the Inland Marine Underwriters Association on rising art thefts. Experts note organized crime's strong stake in high value paintings and the lucrative returns from ransoms and fake pieces, with notable recent losses in Paris, Maine, London, and Italy.
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New York
Inland Marine Underwriters Assn
Marie Cirile
NYPD
Alan Baer
International Art Registry
Paris Opera Museum
Woolworth
Maine
Queen’s Gallery
Buckingham Palace
London
Italy
Russia
Hanoi accused of deliberate stalling
AP reports Nixon aides view Hanoi as stalling peace talks to gain leverage, not sabotage. Kissinger and Le Duc Tho had no rescheduled dates as Haig returned from Asia. Saigon warned of ultimatums, but some officials doubt the Saigon report.
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Washinington
Nixon
Hanoi
Paris
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
Kissinger
White House
State Department
U.S
Saigon
Personal financial outlook gets mixed in early 1973
The outlook for personal finances in the weeks ahead mixes bad and good news. Social Security contributions rise in 1973, with higher rates and bases, affecting 1972 earners differently. Credit card spending surged during Christmas amid hopes of Vietnam peace, but payment strains loom. Refunds from IRS for 1972 overwithholding begin February through June, though individual totals vary.
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Vietnam
Internal Revenue Service
1972 Tax Withholding Create Unused Checks Question
The article notes thousands of Americans kept their income tax withholding at the higher rate after the surtax was removed, producing checks that may be spent or saved. Officials debate whether unused funds will be redirected to bonds or payroll savings plans offering 5.5 percent interest. National Geographic profiles the Jacobshavn glacier as one of Greenland’s largest and fastest, flowing over 100 yards daily and calving icebergs.
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Jacobshavn
Greenland
Hemisphere
National Geographic
Bombing policy in North Vietnam shifts through years of cycles
A historical recap traces repeated shifts in U.S. bombing policy over eight years. From Aug 1964 raids after the Tonkin incident to sustained campaigns, halts, holiday pauses, peace talks, and resumption, culminating in Monday’s return to North Vietnam above the 20th parallel. Key dates include Feb 7 1965, May 13 1965, March 31 1968, Oct 31 1968, Apr 6 1972, May 8 1969, and Oct 22 1969.
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Associated Press
U.S
North Vietnam
Gulf of Tonki
USS
Maddox
Turner Joy
South Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson
Washington
Johnson
20Th Parallel
Paris
Saigon
Nixon
Panhandle
White House
Ice King and Ice Queen Find Winter Love at Poles
Santa brings Ice King to the South Pole to meet the Ice Queen. The two reject loneliness and unite, but both must return to their respective poles as seasons shift. Santa laughs at the timing, noting August marks summer in the North.
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Oonik
Santa
The
South
South Pole
Pallace
Ice King
Keetuk
Polar Bear
North Pole
There’s Always A Price For Security At The Zoo
Arch Booth argues in favor of social safety nets by recounting a rugged outdoorsman who rejects dependence until offered a steady job, housing, meals, and free medical care. The tale implies benefits come with systemic support, and questions whether contentment follows. The man remains fenced by society behind zoo bars, a metaphor for imposed security.
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Arch Booth
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Washington
Success is how you view it by Hal Boyle
A light column noting everyday observations on perception and clever quirks. It contrasts two candy shops, notes gorilla nose prints, iceberg desalination ideas, and quotes Norman Vincent Peale and Goethe. It adds human sweat gland facts and Christmas tree trends, ending with Amazon tributary color patterns.
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Hal Boyle
New York
California
South Pole
America
Norman Vincent Peale
Italian capital mountain and other crossword clues
Puzzle clues list includes Italian capital mountain nine light blow six branch ten allot eleven French article Idaho thirteen Italian seaport thirty eight blend dialect sixteen redent eighteen ratitebirds nineteen short-billed organ plural rail twenty two Rhode Island forty three hurl dash Seaport forty four Samoan twenty three food remnant seaport twenty four consumed forty five Roman twenty five sheat cane goddess of twenty six deep respect twenty seven dejected twenty eight theater sign Catholic abbreviations thirty projecting thirty one Greek mountain
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Mountain
Idaho
Rhode Island
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Canonical
Tokyo
Vinee Asem
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